First and foremost, I apologize for not posting earlier. Today was a jam packed day and I was in customer meetings most of the day! But, I had the opportunity to do “research” for an hour at Saks Fifth Avenue, so at least that was fun.
This morning was a tough morning for me as I attempted running again. For those of you who missed this post, I was flipped off an ATV this weekend which was going approximately 60 mph! Needless to say, I’m thankful that I landed in a mud ditch 
versus a rock and am doing as well as I am. I will shortly have a review of all the different pain patches on the market as I’ve had one on my back constantly since Saturday at 2pm. I’ve tried them all over the past few days including Icy/Hot, Tiger Patch, ThermaCare, etc.
Instead of letting my hurt back get to me I’ve done what I can and also watched my food by getting back to Weight Watcher points.
Each morning I’ve been at the gym by 6am and done an hour on the elliptical and then 10-15 minutes of gentle yoga stretches and arms. It has been challenging to make the elliptical a sweat session but I’ve tried! I’m very open to any elliptical workouts if you have suggestions! I had a bit of a melt down as I was leaving the gym. I decided to try the treadmill just to see how it felt. Well my right side is fine but the left side of my lower back still had some sensitivity. I guess I’m not ready to start running again. The good news is that I really miss running and will never take it for granted again. I am praying that another week off from running, combined with gentle yoga, and stretching will help. My goal is to start my NYC Marathon training on July 1st so I want to take it easy now. If you have any tips or experience with this I’d love to know of any back exercises I should do to help it heal!
Luckily, I had something exciting to look forward to this morning and all day while I was working hard.
Yes, that is THE Angela Landsbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones! A month ago I decided I wasn’t going to let the amazing opportunity to see them together on Broadway pass me by. I gathered Bo and a few of our friends together and was able to find 6 fabulous seats in a row for tonight’s show which ALSO happens to be the 3rd to last night they are on Broadway. A Little Night Music WAS THE MOST AMAZING SHOW I’VE EVER SEEN! It had comedy, sexual innuendos, drama, and wonderful Sodderheim music. The pair, and the entire cast, was perfectly cast and so talented. Though, I have to admit that the whole time all I could think of when I heard Angela’s voice was this old favorite:
What a wonderful NYC evening! It is experiences like this, that are so easy when you live locally, that make me value my time here in the city!
way to go on the accountability! are you going to ww mtgs? I haven't been to one since in over a year (have been focusing more on intuitive eating), but every so often, when I get off track (like right now!) I snap into "points-mode" and it's helpful 🙂
I am weighing in at a meeting each week on either Thursday or Friday that is conveniently located across from my office. However, I'm not staying for the meetings. I am tracking points online each day. I too am trying to stick with intuitive eating and more core foods.